With Thanksgiving fast approaching, I thought it would be fun to share some cranberry recipes. If you’ve never cooked with fresh cranberries you are in for a treat. That’s right, cranberries aren’t just for juice. They are a versatile, fun and festive ingredient that’s packed with antioxidants and fiber. And they are only 25 calories for half a cup! So, don’t you think it’s about time you take a fresh look at those cranberries!

Today’s blogger cranberry recipe comes from Denise at RunDMT. She’s found a use for your leftover cranberry sauce. Denise is a Tampa Bay marathon mom on the run. In her spare time, she founded Tampa Bay Bloggers. If you don’t have a cranberry sauce recipe, don’t worry. Just check out Lane’s Tequila Jalapeno Cranberry recipe.

And yes, we have fresh cranberries available at the market now. Remember, we’ll be closing around 3 pm on Wednesday before Thanksgiving. We’ll be closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving but will reopen Friday normal hours (9am to 6 pm). Enjoy!

If you are like me, you wait till it gets a little bit cooler to start using your oven, but when this time comes around, I get so excited about squash I don’t mind heating up the kitchen. How about you? Not only is acorn squash a great source of Folate and Vitamins (B-6, C and A), squash is full of the antioxidant beta carotene .

Have you noticed the slight change in the weather early in the morning? Yeah, me neither. Well, maybe a tiny tiny tiny bit. I can’t even tell you how excited I am about having our Pumpkin Pie Milkshakes back on the menu. They truly are delicious. But really, would you expect anything else from our “girls” behind the counter?

With fall in mind, I thought it would be fun to share some yummy recipes. And in case you can make it to the market for our Pumpkin Pie Milkshakes, you might want to this mini pumpkin pie recipe by a local blogger Nichole Crews from Casa de Crews. You can follow Nicole on Facebook, twitter and instagram.